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The Athy Triathlon will take place on Saturday May 30th from 1000 hrs to 1900 hrs. Masters are asked to proceed at slow speed and with minimum wash when passing this stretch of the navigation, and to heed advice and…
Castle Island, Enniskillen, and the Share Centre, Trannish Island and Inishcorkish Island, are to expect increased seaplane activity on Saturday 23 May from 1430 hrs until 1600 hrs in the case of Enniskillen (the public moorings at the Waterways Ireland…
Waterways Ireland advise all Masters and users that work on the Movanagher lock at the Lower Bann Navigation has now been extended until Wednesday 27th May.
Irishman Richie Fearon is thrilled about his appointment as Cork skipper in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race. “It’s a dream come true” says Fearon, 28. “It’s the boat I really wanted and I can’t wait to meet…
The Carlow Regatta Festival is hosting their Rowing Regatta on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May on the Barrow Navigation, from 1000 hrs to 1900 hrs, Masters and owners are advised. Masters of vessels are requested to proceed at slow…
Cruisers 3 – 1 Pamafe, M. Costello, 2 Asterix, J. Counihan/F. Meredith, 3 Sasori, M. O'Meara. Cruisers 4 – 1 Maranda, M. Kelly, 2 Colleen Bawn, H. Sisk. Fireball – 1 Zara, N. Butler/S. Moore, 2 New, F. Rowan, 3…
TUESDAY & SATURDAY SERIES 2, 7/7/2009. 17 Footer Scratch – 1 Oona, P. Courtney, 2 Isobel, B. & C. Turvey, 3 Hera J. & M. Duffy. 17 Footer Handicap – 1 Bobolink, Walsh/Doyle, 2, Isobel, B. & C. Turvey, 3…
Tom MacSweeney and his team report on the might of combined forces in Dun Laoghaire: the four clubs banding together to bring us the biggest sailing event in Ireland this year – the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2009, on Seascapes…
The marine leisure industry on both sides of the Irish Sea will receive a boost through a new Interreg programme to develop 'centres of excellence' for maritime activity in Ireland and Wales. The project kicks off by supporting Volvo Dun…
A triathlon swimming practice will take place between Athlone Town Bridge and 200m North of the White Railway Bridge, tomorrow, 8 July, from 13.15 hrs until 13.55 hrs. The swimmers will be accompanied by safety boats and Masters of vessels…
Schull Harbour Sailing Club have confirmed that Howard Holding Plc will once again be title sponsors for the 2009 Calves Week sailing festival which will run from Friday, July 31st to Sunday, August 9th writes Claire Bateman. They will be…
Cruiser fleets sailed deep into Scotsman's Bay this evening to escape a flooding tide as they headed south to Bulllock harbour in a Dublin Bay Sailing Club Race. John Hall's J109 Something Else faired best in Cruisers one IRC handicap…
A vast armada of 450 boats from France, Spain, the British Isles and sailing clubs all over Ireland will converge on Dun Laoghaire tomorrow for the start of Ireland’s largest regatta, the four-day 2009 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta (VDLR). Besides…
There may only be five Cork entries in a fleet of 450 but it has not stopped some of Crosshaven's finest heading north next week for VDLR. As well as Anthony O'Leary and son Robert sailing Antix Dubh and Antix…
Ireland's two Star teams are in action in the Star Europeans in Kiel this week. At the top of the 88-boat fleet sit a triumvirate of medallists, with England's Iain Percy leading Brazilian Robert Scheidt and Freddy Loof from Sweden,…
With just over six hours until first gun, the weather looks favourable for day one of Ireland's biggest sailing event in Dun Laoghaire. The Dun Laoghaire harbour weather station is showing nine knots in the harbour, with gusts of up…
The Irish Times publishes this morning, with front page billing, the entire 450 boat entry list for this afternoon's Volvo Dun Laoghaire regatta . The entry list over an entire page, appears on page 27 as part of an article…
Dun Laoghaire sailor Annalise Murphy has become the first Irish sailor to win a Europa Cup laser event in 13 years. Murphy, the longest-standing member of the ISA Academy, topped out a 76-boat Radial fleet in the Netherland venue of…
We all know at this stage that the Volvo Dun Laoghaire regatta's 450 boats will be crammed into one venue, but what about the bigger numbers for the event? Like the 9109 results calculated, or the kilometres of chain that…
Ireland's biggest sailing regatta in Ireland less than 24 hours from first gun, with entrants moored and ready and an onshore army of volunteers primed to provide one of the biggest marine spectacles in the country this year. A vast…
